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Via the CDC, and the bit about cruise ships gives some context to this:

https://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/outbreak-basics/index.html

"These outbreaks often get media attention, which is why some people call norovirus the "cruise ship virus." However, norovirus outbreaks on cruise ships account for only a small percentage (1%) of all reported norovirus outbreaks."

It's because the ships test and report regularly that you hear about them, but not so much the other 99%.

@neonbubble @GottaLaff Picked it up on a flight. Norovirus isn’t something you forget.

@wendinoakland @neonbubble @GottaLaff Yup. Had it on a youth camp once. Tents in the woods, no running water or electricity.
We saw it migrate from one tent to the next over the course of the week. Everyone had it at some point. Luckily it lasted only about 30-48 hours per patient. As staff was also getting sick, we divided each activity in one for pukers and one for non pukers.
Still managed to have great fun. We made puking songs, drawings, poems,... lots of norovirus art.

@wendinoakland @neonbubble @GottaLaff yeah. They call it a two bucket disease :)
Pretty annoying in a camp site with 2 toilets for 30 people.